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"In Real Form" signed original lithograph pop art realistic swan floral vibrant
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"In Real Form" is an original color lithograph by Michael Knigin. The artist signed the piece in the lower right and titled/editioned "A/P" in the lower left with graphite. This piec...
Category
1980s Pop Art Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
David Shrigley - Untitled (Shit), 2012
Located in Central, HK
David Shrigley
Untitled (Shit), 2012
Silkscreen print on paper
25 3/5 × 19 7/10 in | 65 × 50 cm
Edition of 100
Category
2010s Animal Prints
Materials
Satin Paper, Paper
The Texan Turtle Dove: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "The Texan Turtle Dove, Male", No. 100, Plate 496 from Audubon's "Birds of America, lithographed,...
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Insekt II - Aquatint and Etching by Fifo Stricker - 1982
Located in Roma, IT
Insekt II is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Fifo Stricker in 1982.
Mixed colored aquatint and etching.
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin....
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Booze Hound II
Located in Greenwich, CT
Booze Hound II is a lithograph on paper, 9.25 x 9 inches image size. From the edition of 395, numbered 169/275 (there were also 100 Roman and 20 AP), framed in a contemporary, silver...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Cold Call (Arctic)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Cold Call (Arctic) is a lithograph on paper, 9 x 9 inches image size. From the edition of 395, numbered 138/275 (there were also 100 Roman and 20 AP), framed in a contemporary, silve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
"Fabled Ambassador (Bird Suite) " original lithograph bold bald eagle pop signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Fabled Ambassador (Bird Suite)" is an original color lithograph by Michael Knigin. The artist signed the piece in the lower right and wrote the edition num...
Category
1970s Pop Art Animal Prints
Materials
Ink, Lithograph
Birds - Lithograph by Marcello Pirro - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Birds is a lithograph realized by Marcello Pirro.
Hand-signed, numbered, edition of 53/75 prints.
The state of preservation is very good.
The artwork represents a brilliant comp...
Category
1970s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"American Buffalo" 50x40 Black & White Photography Bison Photograph Unsigned
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of an American Bison.
Printed on archival paper and using archival inks
Unsigned
Framing available. Inquire for rates.
Shane Russeck has built a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dumb Ass II
Located in Greenwich, CT
Dumb Ass II is a lithograph on paper, 9.25 x 9" image size. From the edition of 395, numbered 8/275 (there were also 100 Roman and 20 AP), framed in a contemporary, silver-tone frame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
"Silent Witness, " pop art original lithograph collage realist abstract signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Silent Witness" is an original color lithograph by Michael Knigin. It features a realistic rendition of an Emperor Angelfish swimming in front of the New York skyline including the ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Boldest Flyer, " original signed lithograph abstract realist fish calm mellow
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Boldest Flyer" is an original color lithograph by Michael Knigin. The artist signed the piece in the lower right and editioned/titled it lower center with graphite. This piece featu...
Category
1980s Pop Art Animal Prints
Materials
Ink, Lithograph
Lithographier Originale (Les Peintures Sur Carton) (Abstract, Fun, Gestural)
By Joan Miró
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miro
Lithographier Originale (Les Peintures Sur Carton De Miro)
Original Color Lithograph
Year: 1965
Size: 14.5x10.5in
Edition: 150
Portfolio: DLM 151-152
Publisher: Maeght Ed...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Tiger & Engine, Pop Art Screenprint, by Peter Phillips 1971
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tiger & Engine by Peter Phillips, British (1939)
Date: 1971
Lithograph, signed and dated in pencil
Edition: AP VII
Size: 19 x 14.25 in. (48.26 x 36.2 cm)
Frame Size: 28.5 x 23 inches
Category
1970s Pop Art Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
The Aurelian, A Natural History English Moths Butterflies Moses Harris pl. IX
By Moses Harris
Located in Paonia, CO
Moses Harris ( British 1731-1785)
The Aurelian, A Natural History of English Moths and Butterflies – Plate IX
Hand-Colored Engraving
17.88 x 11.00
very good condition
Plate IX fro...
Category
1770s Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
David Shrigley - Thank You For Keeping Still, 2023
Located in Central, HK
David Shrigley
Thank You For Keeping Still, 2023
12 colour screenprint with a two varnish overlay printed on Somerset Satin Tub sized 410 gsm in a custom delivery box adorned with a ...
Category
2010s Animal Prints
Materials
Satin Paper, Paper
"Loyal To Me, " original lithograph pop art bright Frog signed by Michael Knigin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Loyal To Me" is an original color lithograph by Michael Knigin. The artist signed and dated the piece in the lower right with graphite. Then editioned and titled it in the lower lef...
Category
1980s Pop Art Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Ink
Documenta 5 (Engberg 66) early 1970s screenprint signed/N for Kassel art show
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha
Documenta 5 (Engberg 66), 1972
Color silkscreen on wove paper
Pencil signed and numbered from the limited edition of 150 on the front; the artist's copyright ink stamp and ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen, Pencil
David Shrigley - Be Yourself Just Be Yourself
Located in Central, HK
David Shrigley
Be yourself just be yourself, 2023
12 colour screenprint with a two varnish overlay printed on Somerset Satin Tub sized 410 gsm in a custom delivery box adorned with a...
Category
2010s Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Satin Paper
December art for sale. Christmas art
By Harry Bunce
Located in Deddington, GB
December The Happy Year
Harry Bunce Limited Edition Print
Published 2017 as an edition of 365 worldwide (one for each day of the year) + 31 unique hand-embellished pieces.
31.5 x 28...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
48x36 Black and White Photography Wild Horses Mustang Unsigned Horse Mustangs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary black and white photograph of a American Wild Mustang.
"They represent the ultimate expression of American freedom"
36 x 48 (Only 3 unsigned prints were prin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Dam Will Not Build Itself
Located in Bristol, GB
20 Colour Screenprint with Varnish Overlay on Somerset Tub Sized 410gsm Paper
Edition of 125
Signed, numbered and dated on the back
Mint. Minor imperfections may appear due to the production process. Sold with COA issued by Jealous Gallery
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Puerto Vallarta (Cat)
Located in Columbia, MO
Rodrigo Lepe
Puerto Vallarta (Cat)
1985
Lithograph (poster)
Open edition
31 x 23 inches, 31.25 x 23.25 (framed)
Hand-signed in pencil lower right recto
Category
20th Century Folk Art Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Game Cock
Located in Greenwich, CT
Game Cokc is a lithograph on paper, 9 x 9 inches image size. From the edition of 395, numbered 228/275 (there were also 100 Roman and 20 AP), framed in a contemporary, silver-tone fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Bear Hugs (Blue), Silkscreen Print, Animal art, Limited edition, Affordable art
By Tim Southall
Located in Deddington, GB
‘Bear Hugs’ is a large silkscreen print in a variable edition by renowned printmaker Tim Southall. This print is concerned with love, and in particular, the universal loving bond bet...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Screen, Paper
Harry Bunce, Hanging Out, Animal Art Print, Contemporary, Keith Haring Style Art
By Harry Bunce
Located in Deddington, GB
Hanging Out [2020]
Limited Edition
Abstract
Screen Print on Paper
Edition number 24
Image size: H:43 cm x W:43 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:64 cm x W:62 cm x D:0.1cm
Sold Unf...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Randal Ford - Duckling Portrait, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes:
37.5" x 30" Edition of 15
50" x 40" Edition of 10
60" x 48" Edition of 5
Luna: Luna was adorable. I mean c’mon look at her, only 2 weeks old when I photographed her...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print...
Randal Ford - Ostrich No. 1, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes:
37.5 x 30 in Edition of 15
50 x 40 in Edition of 10
60 x 48 in Edition of 5
Over 40,000 years ago, we began to depict animals in cave drawings. Throughout history, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print...
Randal Ford - Cheetah No. 2, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes:
37.5 x 30 in Edition of 15
50 x 40 in Edition of 10
60 x 48 in Edition of 5
Over 40,000 years ago, we began to depict animals in cave drawings. Throughout history, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Luster, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital...
Alice Zilberberg - Relax Rhea, Photography 2019, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Relax Rhea
Series: Meditations
Photo-based painting on Canson Infinity Rag Photographique
Available sizes
30 x 26 in Edition of 15
40 x 34 in Edition of 12
60 x 50 in Edi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...
Alice Zilberberg - Restful Rhino, Photography 2019, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Restful Rhino
Series: Meditations
Photo-based painting on Canson Infinity Rag Photographique
Available sizes
30 x 26 in Edition of 15
40 x 34 in Edition of 12
60 x 50 in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...
Alice Zilberberg - Comfort Me Conures, Photography 2020, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Comfort Me Conures
Series: Meditations
Photo-based painting on Canson Infinity Rag Photographique
Available sizes
30 x 20 in Edition of 15
40 x 27 in Edition of 12
60 x 40 in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...
Randal Ford - Jacob Sheep No. 2, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes:
37.5 x 30 in Edition of 15
50 x 40 in Edition of 10
60 x 48 in Edition of 5
Over 40,000 years ago, we began to depict animals in cave drawings. Throughout history, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print...
Papillons
Located in London, GB
SEGUY, E[ugene] A[lain].
Papillons.
Paris, [1929].
Superb lithograph by the master of the format. “In comparison with their variety and brilliance, much Art Deco illustration s...
Category
1920s Art Deco Animal Prints
Materials
Gouache, Lithograph
Papillons
Located in London, GB
SEGUY, E[ugene] A[lain].
Papillons.
Paris, [1929].
Superb lithograph by the master of the format. “In comparison with their variety and brilliance, much Art Deco illustration s...
Category
1920s Art Deco Animal Prints
Materials
Gouache
Alice Zilberberg - Patience Peacock, Photography 2019, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Patience Peacock
Series: Meditations
Photo-based painting on Canson Infinity Rag Photographique
Available sizes
30 x 20 in Edition of 15
40 x 27 in Edition of 12
60 x 40 in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...
Alice Zilberberg - Intent Ibex, Photography 2019, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Intent Ibex
Series: Meditations
Photo-based painting on Canson Infinity Rag Photographique
Available sizes
30 x 23 in Edition of 15
40 x 30 in Edition of 12
60 x 45 in Edi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...
Red Winged Oriole
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored engravings after bird illustration by William Hayes (1735-1802) from "Portraits of the Rare and Curious Exotic Birds, with their description...
Category
19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Alice Zilberberg - Onward Ostrich, Photography 2020, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Onward Ostrich
Series: Meditations
Photo-based painting on Canson Infinity Rag Photographique
Available Sizes
30 x 26 Edition of 15
40 x 34 Edition of 12
60 x 50 Edition of 10
In t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...
Papillons
Located in London, GB
SEGUY, E[ugene] A[lain].
Papillons.
Paris, [1929].
Superb lithograph by the master of the format. “In comparison with their variety and brilliance, much Art Deco illustration s...
Category
1920s Art Deco Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Gouache
Le Singe - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Not Signed. Not Numbered. Edition of 225 pieces. Etching - aquatint.
Belongs to the Suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon".
Catalogue Bloch n.339.
Passepartout included.
Category
1940s Cubist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Paper
Randal Ford - Ayam Cemani Rooster No. 2, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes:
37.5" x 30" Edition of 15
50" x 40" Edition of 10
60" x 48" Edition of 5
Over 40,000 years ago, we began to depict animals in cave drawings. Throughout history, man...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print
Alice Zilberberg - Present Pied Crow, Photography 2020, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Present Pied Crow
Series: Meditations
Photo-based painting on Canson Infinity Rag Photographique
Available sizes
30 x 20 in Edition of 15
40 x 27 in Edition of 12
60 x 40 in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...
Alice Zilberberg - Carry On Kookaburra, Photography 2020, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Carry On Kookaburra
Series: Meditations
Photo-based painting on Canson Infinity Rag Photographique
Available sizes
30 x 20 in Edition of 15
40 x 27 in Edition of 12
60 x 4...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...
Alice Zilberberg - Laid-Back Lemur, Photography 2020, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Laid-Back Lemur
Series: Meditations
Photo-based painting on Canson Infinity Rag Photographique
Available sizes
30 x 27 in Edition of 15
40 x 27 in Edition of 12
60 x 40 in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...
Alice Zilberberg - Go Giraffe, Photography 2019, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Go Giraffe
Series: Meditations
Photo-based painting on Canson Infinity Rag Photographique
Available sizes
30 x 23 in Edition of 15
40 x 30 in Edition of 12
60 x 45 in E...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...
Randal Ford - Lion No. 1, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes:
37.5 x 30 in Edition of 15
50 x 40 in Edition of 10
60 x 48 in Edition of 5
Over 40,000 years ago, we began to depict animals in cave drawings. Throughout history, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Luster, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital...
Alice Zilberberg - Wondering White Flamingo, Photography 2020, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Wondering White Flamingo
Series: Meditations
Photo-based painting on Canson Infinity Rag Photographique
Available sizes
30 x 20 in Edition of 15
40 x 27 in Edition of 12
60 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...
Alice Zilberberg - Surrender Scarlet Ibis, Photography 2020, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Surrender Scarlet Ibis
Series: Meditations
Photo-based painting on Canson Infinity Rag Photographique
Available sizes
30 x 20 in Edition of 15
40 x 27 in Edition of 12
60 x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...
Randal Ford - Plum-Headed Parakeet, Photography 2023, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
Digital C-Print on Archival Photographic Paper
Available sizes:
37.5" x 30", Edition of 15
50" x 40", Edition of 10
60" x 48", Edition of 5
Few photographers in the world have phot...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Digital
Randal Ford - John Mule No. 1, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes:
37.5 x 30 in Edition of 15
50 x 40 in Edition of 10
60 x 48 in Edition of 5
Over 40,000 years ago, we began to depict animals in cave drawings. Throughout history, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print...
Randal Ford - Snowy Owl No. 3, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes:
37.5 x 30 in Edition of 15
50 x 40 in Edition of 10
60 x 48 in Edition of 5
Over 40,000 years ago, we began to depict animals in cave drawings. Throughout history, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print...
Papillons
Located in London, GB
SEGUY, E[ugene] A[lain].
Papillons.
Paris, [1929].
Superb lithograph by the master of the format. “In comparison with their variety and brilliance, much Art Deco illustration s...
Category
1920s Art Deco Animal Prints
Materials
Gouache
The White Eagle, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.340)
Located in Greenwich, CT
The White Eagle is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.5 x 8.15 inches, unsigned as issued, and framed in a contemporary silver and gray moulding. One of about 36 prints that exist with Picasso's remarqued title in French, from the edition of 262 (there were 226 portfolios, some with additional sets on varying papers).
Catalogue - Cramer #37
The exceptional etchings from Picasso’s Histoire Naturelle – Textes de Buffon are a masterful combination of sugar-lift aquatint and drypoint, showcasing a full range of gray tonalities. The etchings of animals, birds and insects are considered some of the most beautiful and most unusual examples of Picasso’s graphic work.
Roger Lacourière, Picasso’s master printer, pulled the prints for each etching between 1939-1942. It was Lacourière who taught Picasso the sugar-lift aquatint technique which allowed him to mimic the effect of brushstrokes in these etched images. Picasso first explored the technique in his plates for the Vollard Suite, but it was in the creation of the Buffon images that he fully realized its stunning, painterly potential.
For the edition, 226 portfolios were produced with the first thirty-six counting as deluxe compilations. These rare deluxe sets were on diverse papers (chine, japon or vergé ancien) and each included a complete additional suite showing Picasso’s title remarques along the bottom. As such, the remarqued versions of the prints are quite rare with just thirty-six of each produced for the edition (with the exception of The Wolf which is never remarqued – the image always fills the entire etching plate).
These prints are based on the writings of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who extensively documented the natural world in his monumental work Histoire Naturelle. Picasso’s association with the project to illustrate parts of the Buffon came during a tumultuous time in European history – the prelude to, and early years of, World War II. As the continent was ravaged, Picasso lived through the disaster in Paris, which the Germans occupied in 1940. These prints could be seen as a political statement – Picasso channeling his artistic expression into a form of resistance art...
Category
20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Aquatint
Pushin' Up Posies
Located in Metairie, LA
Pushin' Up Posies, (1996) by George Rodrigue
An original hand pulled silkscreen by George Rodrigue, signed in paint pen "Rodrigue," and numbered in paint pen 55/90.
This piece is ...
Category
1990s Pop Art Animal Prints
Materials
Screen, Archival Paper
Kiki Smith Lithograph/Collage Various Flying Creatures "bee" Signed Dated
By Kiki Smith
Located in Detroit, MI
A collage lithograph from her series Various Flying Creatures by Kiki Smith titled: "bee." Smith has used one of her animal/insect iconic figures for this glassine paper and wove pap...
Category
1990s American Modern Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Papillons
Located in London, GB
SEGUY, E[ugene] A[lain].
Papillons.
Paris, [1929].
Superb lithograph by the master of the format. “In comparison with their variety and brilliance, much Art Deco illustration s...
Category
1920s Art Deco Animal Prints
Materials
Gouache
The Deer, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.336)
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Deer is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.5 x 8.15 inches, unsigned as issued, and framed in a contemporary silver and gray moulding. One of about 36 prints that exist with Picasso's remarqued title in French, from the edition of 262 (there were 226 portfolios, some with additional sets on varying papers).
Catalogue - Cramer #37
The exceptional etchings from Picasso’s Histoire Naturelle – Textes de Buffon are a masterful combination of sugar-lift aquatint and drypoint, showcasing a full range of gray tonalities. The etchings of animals, birds and insects are considered some of the most beautiful and most unusual examples of Picasso’s graphic work.
Roger Lacourière, Picasso’s master printer, pulled the prints for each etching between 1939-1942. It was Lacourière who taught Picasso the sugar-lift aquatint technique which allowed him to mimic the effect of brushstrokes in these etched images. Picasso first explored the technique in his plates for the Vollard Suite, but it was in the creation of the Buffon images that he fully realized its stunning, painterly potential.
For the edition, 226 portfolios were produced with the first thirty-six counting as deluxe compilations. These rare deluxe sets were on diverse papers (chine, japon or vergé ancien) and each included a complete additional suite showing Picasso’s title remarques along the bottom. As such, the remarqued versions of the prints are quite rare with just thirty-six of each produced for the edition (with the exception of The Wolf which is never remarqued – the image always fills the entire etching plate).
These prints are based on the writings of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who extensively documented the natural world in his monumental work Histoire Naturelle. Picasso’s association with the project to illustrate parts of the Buffon came during a tumultuous time in European history – the prelude to, and early years of, World War II. As the continent was ravaged, Picasso lived through the disaster in Paris, which the Germans occupied in 1940. These prints could be seen as a political statement – Picasso channeling his artistic expression into a form of resistance art...
Category
20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Aquatint
